Project 10073 Record Card and CIRVIS Report — 14 November 1962

On 14 November 1962, at 2245Z, 1st Lt. Georg D. Wilson of the U.S. Air Force reported an incident involving an unidentified flying object at coordinates 35.00N 127.00W in the Pacific Ocean. The report, filed under the CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) system, described a mid-air explosion of an object at an altitude of 25,000 feet. The explosion produced a cloud of white phosphorus smoke, and witnesses observed parts of the object falling into the ocean. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card. Following the report, an evaluation was conducted by MCCL AERO CALIF on 15 November 1962. The official conclusion reached was that the sighting posed no threat and was directly correlated with ongoing Pacific Missile Range activity. The documentation includes the original CIRVIS message and subsequent administrative routing notes confirming the distribution of the evaluation to relevant agencies, including CIN, DIA, and OOP-CP.